My guess is that "popular" means he and the voices in his head all agree.

I'm all for providing people some gentle encouragement/support to not take up smoking or to stop smoking. But that is on an individual basis. It's no business of government to get involved in.

The German Nazi's were pretty hard core anti-smokers too. You can probably draw some good parallels to the current socialists on that point and a number of others as well if you wanted to "push some buttons".

The sad thing is that as with guns, many of those whom don't smoke (or shoot, or hunt) think bans are all just well and damned peachy. We'll see how they feel when they legislate low fat/low salt laws onto the supper table, because that's what's coming next. I'll tell you what, legally trying to take away my biscuits and gravy and grits with a lake of butter and shreaded country ham over top might just be the spark that sends me over the edge.

And for the record (not that it matters), I can't breathe particularly well anywhere in the neighborhood of cigarette smoke, but I'm a firm believer in freedom, including the freedom to kill yourself with bad habits. I doubt my Friday evening practice of eating Golden Flake Sweet Heat Barbecue chips and washing them down with Wild Turkey one-oh-by-God-one and a Moon Pie is doin' anything positive for my physical health, but mental health is another thing indeed...

"We compromised with you already. After 1808, no more slaves will be imported. It's over. Get used to it."

Politicians (not truly to their credit) tried to avoid this issue. Now that there appears to be "consensus" (they like that), most will try to get out in front of the riot and act like they're leading the parade. But politicians didn't start it. This is your fellow citizens, getting their way. And enjoying it.

I actually slightly prefer the "we won, ya boo suckts to be you" crowd to the type of critter we have over here who gaze at you with big, soulful ashtrays - er, I mean - eyes and tell you how good it's going to be for me to quit smoking. How much healthier I'll be because I can't smoke in pubs/restaurants/clubs/anywhere at the hell all anymore.

My desk at home is a Place of Business, therefore under the new laws, I'm a criminal every time I light up!

I bought a nice fat Havana earlier today. And, because I'm not drinking at the moment, a big bottle of chocolate milk to do with it. I shall enjoy bouncing smoke-rings off the monitor as I quaff it.

mark, by damn that better not be 2% milk. And, if you can't bring yourself to pollute it properly with black rum, at least let us send you some good old USA bovine growth hormone to lace it with--just so you can hold your head high! A gentleman must keep up his standards.